President Barack Obama's re-election has secured the future of health care reform, and many believe that will dramatically change the profit picture for hospitals.

As many as 10% of all patients that hospitals treat are uninsured, said Whit Mayo, senior research analyst for health care facilities and services in the Nashville, Tenn., office of Robert W. Baird & Co. Consequently, charity and uncompensated care represent, on average, as much as 30% of hospitals' revenue, he said. | Nov. 18, 2012»Read Full Article(14)